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Originally Posted by pmulcahy11b
GIGN did the same thing the other day with a French freighter, but one hostage got killed in the process.
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It was not the GIGN but the navy commando (commando Hubert). Too bad one of the hostage was killed but these people had been stupid. Unlike commercial shipping they could have been elsewhere or, at least, they could have turned around. I understand that one wants to pursue his dream but in that case and despite warnings by the french navy they continued in the area and, of course, it turned sour. That ship had 4 people on board plus a 3 years old kid. That's the kid father (and ship's captain) who was killed but it could have turned worse for him: he could have survived while his kid could have been killed.
I'm glad that the US captain got away unarmed, however.